6 ways to inculcate reading habits in your child during pandemic.

Last few months had been hard for everyone across the globe, especially for children due to the rapid spread of Corona Virus. With the new variants of the virus coming into existence, it has become all the more important to stay indoors and maintain social distancing norms. Things are getting difficult and with no exposure to the outside world, children are suffering indefinitely. Having said that, there is no time better than this to befriend your child with books and inculcating reading habits in them. Not only it will keep them entertained and occupied but will help them in their overall holistic development. After all, when we can’t go outside…we can bring the world in our houses through books.

Read them stories

Read your kid stories every day. Read to them and read with them.

Create the reading-friendly environment

Dedicate a part of the house as a reading corner or nook; if you cannot make a home library, stack up all the books you have. Encourage your child to spend a certain amount of time every day reading in that spot and give them the freedom to add to the collection.

Introduce them to new genres

The main reason your child is not interested in reading is that they haven’t found a title they could fall in love with. Introduce them to different genres and books. Let them choose what interests them.

Discuss their readings

Have fruitful discussions with your child about what they are reading, how they find a particular book, the best part, favorite character, and more.

Encourage activities that involve reading

Are you doing some DIY project? Encourage your child to read the instructions. These small things might sound insignificant to you, but it will get them used to reading.

Write notes for them

A unique way you can get kids excited about reading is to write short notes for them or a letter on the special days.